MyHealth trackers can help your employees change their behavior

Experts say the most successful way to lose weight and keep it off is by making a series of lifestyle changes. These changes will make a big difference in achieving a healthier weight and maintaining it over time. MyHealth OnLine can help your employees make these changes with our tools to track weight, food intake, and physical activity.

Weekly weight check
Most experts recommend a weekly weight check. Paying attention to the scale too frequently can actually distract people from the behaviors that will help them lose weight. On the other hand, weighing in less often means they could miss valuable feedback that will keep them on track.

Tracking food intake
Sometimes, seeing food intake in black and white is what people need in order to improve their eating and nutritional habits. Tracking food intake online can give your employees a bird’s eye view of their eating behavior and can help reveal habits, problem areas, and opportunities for improvement. This can help them make reasonable changes that are easier to maintain. Small changes maintained over time add up to big successes.

Tracking activity
The activity log gives your employees a picture of their true activity level and can motivate them to get up and get moving. Using a pedometer, your employees can track their daily number of steps in an activity log. Then they can find ways to add more steps to their day by, for example, parking farther away from the office, the grocery store, or the shopping mall. Encourage employees to take the steps instead of the elevator whenever possible. 

To see the trackers, go to upmchealthplan.com, log in to MyHealth OnLine, and select “MyHealth Trackers.” Remember, a few small steps each week will add up to a lifetime of good health.